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Eric Craven

"Stitch Live!" adds irreverant, interactive fun to Walt Disney Studios

JHM Guest Writer Eric Craven checks in from the Disneyland Paris Resort, where he just attended the annual passholder preview for this new WDS attraction
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zootube said:

This is another of the growing interactive shows that are showing up at WD Parks. Turtle talk with Crush, Monster's Inc Laugh Factory. I just hope it doesnt get played out where there are too many of these type shows.

March 9, 2008 10:16 PM
 

micky said:

they are just planning to have one of these in each resort.

Only left is Tokyo.

March 9, 2008 10:54 PM
 

Lighttragic said:

I agree with Zootube,   Balance is important for every living character iniative disney needs to have a great signature attraction like Everest or Soarin...  Pirates . Its a small world, Haunted Mansion, etc.    The things that have made Disney special. Also very important  a balance of character based attractions  vs non character based... Again what makes disney special is important

March 10, 2008 12:11 AM
 

Smilee306 said:

As long as there's no chili dog smell, I can handle a little booger humor. ;P It actually looks like fun, sorry I won't be able to see it.

March 10, 2008 12:33 AM
 

lostincrowds said:

I was wondering how they handled the whole French / English language barrier?  Is Stitch bilingual?

March 10, 2008 5:11 AM
 

cbarry123 said:

I have to say that Turtle Talk and the Laugh Floor are pretty awesome, but I agree that this is too prevalent of a technology. I would love to see more living initiative animatronics as opposed to living initiative characters on a screen. The Bunsen Honeydew and Beeker thing shows great promise in that department and I haven't even seen that yet.

Does anyone else feel like they are pushing the whole interactive thing too much? Buzz, Turtle Talk, Spaceship Earth, Toy Story Mania?

I don't feel the need to interact with the attraction. I can really enjoy just sitting back and letting the attraction and it's atmosphere and it's story, etc. take me away, without me having to push buttons on a monitor or fire weapons or talk to the screen. Peter Pan can totally transport me and all I have to do is sit there and soak it all in. I think they feel that kids today need something more, but my 9 year old enjoys Peter Pan, Snow White, etc. just as much as she does Buzz and Crush.

March 10, 2008 6:12 AM
 

dlaushey said:

I agree, we don't want too many of these type of attractions. However, I'm all for replacing the current Stich Attraction in Orlando with this! Probably never see it happen with MiLF right next door but it would still be better than what we have now!

March 10, 2008 9:46 AM
 

Tomoyo said:

I think Tokyo'd get Stitch too, since they are getting their own Stitch toon over there.

March 10, 2008 10:46 AM
 

tocpE said:

Flicking a booger at the audience is the antithesis of what I expect from a Disney attraction.

March 10, 2008 3:11 PM
 

Moonliner said:

I don't care what happens as long as I can go to Tomorrowland and see Wall-E rolling around picking up trash.

March 10, 2008 3:26 PM
 

spiderweb1986 said:

We don't need a ton of these attractions...but on the other hand, we've got two in Florida (in different parks, too) and one or none in the other resorts.  Unless Disney goes haywire and decides to add many, MANY more of these I think we're far from having it be overplayed yet.

March 10, 2008 7:51 PM
 

jazzmoe said:

I agree, they should incorporate the technology with real animatronics, either a free form platform that can be directed through the parks or on rides. Either way, as a kid, what is more magical than something that you know is not real interacting with you. It is the ultimate child’s fantasy. I am all for moving this technology forward to make eye contact with a guest and interact with him/her to help extinguish the line from reality to fantasy.

March 10, 2008 11:37 PM
 

jazzmoe said:

I guess I'm trying to say, keep moving in the direction of "lucky the Dinosaur" and the Muppets Beaker thingy and incorporate that in a few C and D attractions throughout the parks.

March 10, 2008 11:45 PM
 

Jess_Q said:

Yep, I agree with everyone here:  This technology is a pretty good idea, but should definitely not be overused.  

And also, Lucky and Bunsen and Beaker are totally where the future of imagineering *should* be at, if you ask me.  Obviously the digital interactive experiences are cheaper (and so, sigh, of course, Disney will love them til we're sick of them), but I absolutely believe that NOTHING can compare to a really-for-real animatronic standing in front of you.

Five words:  Jack Skellington, Haunted Mansion Holiday.  A life-size, moving and talking Jack Skellington impressed me just as much in my 20s as it would have when I was 5 (if that movie had been out then, anyway).  Real life is way harder to pull off - and way more worth it - than some stupid screen.

It's really not that far from a video game being played by someone you can't see.  I can do that sort of thing at home.  Give me something worth the price of admission and I'll keep coming back for more.  :)

March 11, 2008 3:57 AM
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